Adaptive reuse and heritage

Balancing preservation and modernization
We restore, renovate, and create spaces that resonate with an existing building’s identity, meet contemporary needs, and preserve its legacy for future generations.
Our heritage, retrofit, and adaptive renewal strategies are crafted with care. We believe in integrating old and new without compromising the integrity of either, responding to, respecting, and enhancing the existing urban fabric and environment. We don’t imitate but strive to maintain the character of structures while introducing contemporary ideas in a thoughtful dialogue with the architecture, enhancing usability, amenities, energy efficiency, and accessibility.
We excel at obtaining the necessary approvals to develop sustainable, efficient solutions that maximize the potential of existing structures. We collaborate with a diverse range of specialists — heritage architects, historians, envelope and material experts, and beyond — to ensure that our interventions are respectful, practical, and timeless.
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